Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) now supports marriage equality – after his gay son comes out to him

By: Friday March 15, 2013 7:30 am

It’s kind of sad that there’s no empathy or common sense for the support of the civil right of gays and lesbians to marry until the issue smacks you in the face when a loved one comes out to you. But I’ll take the reality check — the act of coming out, as I’ve said [...]

Purportedly pro-LGBT civil rights conservative org GOProud endorses Romney

By: Wednesday June 20, 2012 10:43 am

I happen to personally like some of the folks at GOProud, even though I completely disagree with its focus on economics over civil rights for LGBTs. The bottom line is that the LGBT community needs to have adequate representation in the GOP overall to advance our rights, but  it should not come at the expense [...]

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